Gay couples seek marriage rights in New Jersey

Its been three years since New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed the bill that created civil unions for same-sex couples. The move, mandated by a 2006 state Supreme Court ruling, was intended to extend all the same benefits and protections offered by the state for married couples to same-sex couples -- without calling the arrangement marriage. Opponents of same-sex marriage said the law went too far, but supporters say civil unions amount to second-class rights. Gay couples are often denied health benefits or barred from visiting their partner in an emergency room — usually because hospital staff are unfamiliar with the civil union law. Opponents say marriage is defined by the union of a man and a woman and cannot be replicated by same-sex couples, but for committed, long-time couples — many of whom have raised families in New Jersey -- it is simply insulting to be denied the right to call their relationship a marriage. (Video by Nyier Abdou/The Star-Ledger)

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[muellerican]

If marriage was solely a religious institution a Catholic and a Jew or a man and a woman who did not belong to any religion could not marry. That's why there's civil registries for civil marriages. I think New Jersey, New York and San Francisco and the rest of the USA ought to have the same rights that lgbt people currently have in rural Argentina, rural Portugal or rural South Africa. To be able to have a stupid wedding with mariachis like they currently do in Mexico City.

[idaman12345]

Really how exactly is religious cults making gays and lesbians second class citizens not attacking them?

I suppose you would cal blindly folowing a fairy tale (the bible) normal?

[ArtakX]

So thats what happens when you mix LSD with Speed....man that's some crazy shit Voltron

[lamboguy911]

Hahahaha, i'm sorry but that is just one of the longest, funniest, and most ignorant rants i've ever seen. you're ignorance is truly impressive.

[1Volans]

Nonsense Homosexuals are not being attacked by religion its the other way around - lesson: Homosexual lie.

Also one male spreading his butt checks offerring his bung hole as a vagina to a hetro pervert sodimizer as they nut slaP is hardly what anyone in their right mind would call normal, LOL

[1Volans]

Circus - moot since the fags lost

[CircusMaximus09]

@1Volans WTF is your drivel?

[CircusMaximus09]

@ravenxcult Oh yah...thank goodness

[ravenxcult]

fags fail again.

[1Volans]

So I have said my peace - but in closing just remember the Indian Brave who descended form a Mountain during the bitter deathly cold of harsh winter and was beseeched by a poisonous viper to save it and it promised it would not bite the BRAVE. So the Brave took the Viper to his chest and descended and when reaching the bottom the Viper struck a death bite - and the Brave asked why?

And the Viper said: "You knew what I was before you picked me up."